NOT-OD-22-170: Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Laboratory Core (U24) Clinical Trial Not Allowed

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Laboratory Core (U24) Clinical Trial Not Allowed

Notice Number:

NOT-OD-22-170

Key Dates

Release Date:

July 06, 2022

Estimated Publication Date of Funding Opportunity Announcement:

August 01, 2022

First Estimated Application Due Date:

November 21, 2022

Earliest Estimated Award Date:

August 01, 2023

Earliest Estimated Start Date:

September 01, 2023

Related Announcements

None

Issued by

Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Purpose

The Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program Office intends to publish a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) inviting applications for a Laboratory Core to support a consortium of ECHO Cohort Study Sites to extend and expand the capacity of the ECHO Cohort to further investigate the roles of a broad range of early exposures from society to biology, including the preconception period, on ECHO’s five key child health outcome areas—pre-, peri- and postnatal, upper and lower airways, obesity, neurodevelopment, and positive health—among diverse populations.

The objectives of the intended Laboratory Core will be to

Facilitate ECHO Cohort biospecimen collection and processing
Manage the ECHO Cohort Biorepository
Perform or facilitate a wide range of biospecimen assays to support ECHO Cohort analyses
Coordinate biospecimen information and assay results

This Notice is intended to allow applicants additional time to begin making arrangements to develop responsive applications.

The NIH ECHO Program Office expects to publish the FOA in August 2022.

This FOA will utilize the U24 activity code. Details of the planned FOA are provided below.

Research Initiative Details

Additional Project Details

The expected FOA will run in parallel with companion FOAs that solicit applications for

ECHO Cohort Study Sites only for a limited competition of follow-up of existing ECHO Cohort participants
ECHO Cohort Study Sites only for a limited competition of follow-up of existing ECHO Cohort participants AND for recruitment of new pregnant participants, their resulting offspring, and, if available, the conceiving partner
ECHO Cohort Study Sites only for an open competition of recruitment of new pregnant participants, their resulting offspring, and, if available, the conceiving partner
An ECHO Coordinating Center
An ECHO Data Analysis Center
An ECHO Measurement Core

Funding Information

Estimated Total Funding

Up to $7.3M in fiscal year 2023

Expected Number of Awards

1 award in fiscal year 2023

Estimated Award Ceiling

Primary Assistance Listing Number(s)

TBD

Anticipated Eligible Organizations

Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education
Private Institution of Higher Education
Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)
Small Business
For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business)
State Government
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized)
County governments
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization (Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
U.S. Territory or Possession
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entity (Foreign Organization)
Regional Organization
Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government

Applications are not being solicited at this time.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Manjit Hanspal, Ph.D.

Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program

Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health

301-435-5008

[email protected]